A Coruña

A Coruña, Spanish La Coruña,
provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It was formed in 1833 from part of the captaincy general and former kingdom of Galicia. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, it has the highest rainfall of any Spanish province. Its interior is crossed by the Galician mountains; the coastline, rocky and with deep indentations, is formed by drowned valleys or inlets known as rías, such as Santa María de Ortigueira, Ferrol, A Coruña, Corcubión, Muros, and Arousa, all of which afford sites for ... (100 of 242 words)